Draft Picks: A beer-soaked night to remember

8:39 AM,
Oct. 3, 2012

A Carton Brewing Company pint glass as seen on the brewery's 077XX van tour Sept. 21.

Written by

Mark Spivey
| @DraftPicks_

It's been nearly four years since I first started writing about beer, and as such I can't help but notice that I have started looking at calendars very differently.

September turned into October a few days ago, for example - ooh, that means Founders Harvest Ale, one of my favorite seasonals, will be out soon, I thought to myself. Then Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, another one, won't be far behind. Before too long, winter will have given way to spring and it will again be time for Savor, the annual Brewers Association festival down in Washington, D.C. I have no need to mark my schedule for any of this ...